Synopses & Reviews
Celebrate the imaginationand#8212;and the love between father and sonand#8212;with a fun, rhyming, and totally original picture book. On a hot summerand#8217;s day, a young boy playfully sets out on a and#8220;crocodaddy huntand#8221; in the lake. Following the creatureand#8217;s shadow, dark and wet, heand#8217;s soon taking a wild ride on the grinning crocand#8217;s back. And when they leave the water, something wonderful happens: Crocodaddy transforms intoand#8230;just DADDY. Bright, energetic illustrations (complete with wily crocodile in Dadand#8217;s swim trunks) highlight the storyand#8217;s humor and warmth. and#160;
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"[A] sweet, brief rhyming tale celebrating hugs at any hour of the day . . . . The pleasingly predictable rhyme will have preschoolers chiming in all the way to the page where the covers are pulled up. Worth a pause and may well inspire a hug or two."and#160;and#8212; Kirkus Reviewsand#160;and#160;and#160;
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"Gershator (
Moo, Moo, Brown Cow, Have You Any Milk, 2011), in collaboration with her mother, offers this sweet, brief rhyming tale celebrating hugs at any hour of the day.
Two bunnies, one small and orange and the other bigger and gray, wake up at 8:00 to begin a day chock-full of activities that preschoolers will recognize. Washing faces, getting dressed, baking a pie, playing with puppets, reading a book, bathing, brushing teeth and hopping off to bed are all portrayed in Walker's softly colored full-page and double-page spreads or vignettes. Clearly the rabbits are full of affection. Their relationship could be parent and child, older sibling and younger or just roommates. As times passes, young readers will enjoy looking for the clock ticking off each hour until bedtime. Most hours prove to be a perfect moment to embrace. 'Two o'clock, three o'clock. What shall we do? / Bounce a ball, ride a bike, climb a tree, / go on a hike. Smell a flower, chase a bug-What time is it? / Time for a hug!' The pleasingly predictable rhyme will have preschoolers chiming in all the way to the page where the covers are pulled up.and#160;Worth a pause and may well inspire a hug or two." -- Kirkus Reviews
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"Gershator and Walker's bunnies from Time for a Hug (co-authored by Mim Green, 2013) return to explore the seasons and reasons for bathtime. With the same tender affection between the two rabbits found in the first book, the parent-and-child pair makes its way through the seasons, with lots of opportunities for mess. . . .and#160;The rhyming story finishes each vignette with the refrain, 'What time is it?' Children will quickly chime in: 'Time for a bath!' In this household, bathtime is a good time to make things fresh and new again. The gray parent bunny is watchful and loving, receiving the reward of a towel-wrapped, worn-out little one, peacefully drifting off to sleep. Walker's soft tones and engaging full-page spreads spill over with gentleness . . . the familiar pattern and loving characters still charm. Will the book convince a child that bathtime is a happy time? It won't take many reads to get them to want to try and find out." and#8212;KirkusReviews.com
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and#8220;Author Jennifer Berne spins a lyrical poem playing on the natural world of sleep in the animal kingdom to soothe a child into restfulness, (a much-needed state in, this, our over-stimulated world).and#8221; and#8212;Ed Young, Caldecott Medal-winning author and illustrator
and#8220;Jennifer Berne, in this her third children's book, has created a timeless bedtime classic.Good Night Moon now has a bedtime buddy.and#8221; and#8212;Mike Thaler, bestselling author of the Black Lagoon Adventures series
"Jennifer Berne's words soar along with David Walker's illustrations in this good night story about animal bedtimes around the world. With its hypnotic rhyme and memorable refrain, it's destined for everyone's read-it-again list.and#8221; and#8212;Freddi Greenberg, editor-in-chief of Nickelodeon/Nick Jr. Family Magazine
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Winter, spring, summer, and fall: In every season kids get dirty, so in every season kids need a bath! Go through the year with little bunnyand#8212;splashing in puddles, rolling in grass, eating a drippy banana split, and painting pictures. And when there's a mess, it's rub-a-dub-dub from head to toe. This adorable follow-up to Time For a Hug will make bath time fun!
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A hug feels good.and#160;Let's hug again.
We'll hug at nine.
We'll hug at ten.
When is it time for a hug? Anytime! This feel-good picture book assures kids there's plenty of love to go around-the-clock.
From the moment Little Bunny wakes up in the morning until the moon comes out and the stars shine, every hour includes a warm hug from Big Bunny. Whether they bake or build, bike or hike, a caring hug always feels just right.and#160;This is a book that is generous with love, and full of the sweetest illustrations you've ever seen.and#160;
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Say and#8220;nighty-nightand#8221;and#8212;it's animal bedtime all over the world! From the moose in Maine to a Bahama iguana, from the kangaroos in Australia to the pandas in China, sleepy creatures everywhere are ready to rest under blankets of stars. But before they drift into dreams, they send a special kiss to an adorable childand#8212;and#8220;YOUand#8221;and#8212;curling up in bed, too. Written in lyrical, soothing rhyme, this endearing bedtime story will lull youngsters to sweet dreamland.
About the Author
Phillis Gershator has written many picture books for children. Her mother, Mim Green, inspired this collaboration, and the two have also cowritten
Who's Awake in Springtime? (Henry Holt), which
Booklist called and#8220;A playful and inviting bedtime tale.and#8221;
and#160;Phillis worked as a children's librarian for the Brooklyn Public Library and now lives with her husband and frequent coauthor, David, in the U.S. Virgin Islands. To learn more about Phillis and Mim, see phillisgershator.com.and#160;David Walker is the illustrator of numerous children's books, including Before You Were Mine (Putnam), Crocodaddy (Sterling), and Bears on Chairs (Candlewick).and#160; He can be found painting in his studio in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. To see more of David's work, please visit his website at davidwalkerstudios.com.